The 'LIAR Project' is Creating Living Bricks That Generate Power
As one of the oldest building materials in the world, bricks are due for a technological upgrade, and the LIAR Project is a green attempt at just that. The project, which stands for 'Living Architecture' and is being developed by researchers from Newcastle University, features "smart" bricks that that can carry out a host of tasks for buildings.
According to Rachel Armstrong, the LIAR Project coordinator, the bricks will contain microbial fuel cells with multiple functions that interrelate with one another -- similar to the workings of a cow's stomach. In the same way that cows have four stomachs for digesting food, the smart bricks will create multiple chambers throughout a building to do things like recycling wastewater, generating electricity and creating new detergents.
According to Rachel Armstrong, the LIAR Project coordinator, the bricks will contain microbial fuel cells with multiple functions that interrelate with one another -- similar to the workings of a cow's stomach. In the same way that cows have four stomachs for digesting food, the smart bricks will create multiple chambers throughout a building to do things like recycling wastewater, generating electricity and creating new detergents.
